In Memory Of

FRISBY, ALBERT GARRETT

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1923-11-25
Service No:
 P1/34914
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 2 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1951-06-22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, North American F-51 Mustang #337. Lt A.G. Frisby was leading a flight of four Mustangs on an armed reconnaissance just north of Hanpo-ri. The flight had reached a position roughly four miles north-west of Sibyon-ni, when Lt Frisby reported that he had been hit by anti-aircraft fire and was baling out at an altitude of 1000 feet. His aircraft's canopy was seen to fly off and a brown object, probably the pilot, was seen to fall from the crippled aircraft. No parachute was seen though, and it would appear that Lt Frisby's parachute failed to open. His pilotless aircraft, turning to the left, continued to lose height until it struck flat ground near a river and was destroyed. An intensive search by two members of the flight failed to find him, and a search conducted by four aircraft later that day also failed to find any sign of him.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 13
Cemetery:
 UNITED NATIONS PUSAN MEMORIAL
Country:
 South Korea
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. Natalie Mary Frisby, husband of Mrs. Thelma Mavis (born Engelbrecht on 19 January 1926 and married on 4 December 1948) and father of Wenda Jennifer (born 4 November 1949) and Dawn Patricia (born 6 December 1950). Educated Boys' High School, Pretoria; SATS General Botha Cadet No 1035 [1939-1940 term]. Joined the Bank Line [Alfred Holt & Co.] in the ship Incomati on 14 December 1940. He later joined the South African Air Force [SAAF] and subsequently served with No 2 Squadron "The Flying Cheetahs" flying North American F-51 Mustang aircraft in Korea. ref. 85 years of SAAF